– Well, please, think again. Why should we part? Is it so bad with me?
– Bad,” the woman’s tone didn’t bode well. “Very bad.
– But before you said that everything suits you and you love me.
– That was before. And now I’m suffocating next to you. Do you understand? I can’t breathe!
– I don’t understand, my darling. I do everything for you. I give all my salary, I help around the house, I even learned to cook. All for you. A fur coat, please! A ring – as much as you want! A trip to the sea with your girlfriends – for God’s sake! Another woman would live and rejoice.
– Another? Are you scaring me?
– No, I’m just saying. Maybe I don’t satisfy you in bed? You tell me. I’ll go to the doctor and get it fixed.
– What’s that got to do with it? I’m bored with you. Every day is the same. And life is passing by. I want new emotions, new love, woman’s happiness.
– So you’re unhappy? Why? We lived together for twenty-five years! You never complained. On the contrary, you bragged to your girlfriends about how good our life was. So I’ve heard. So what changed?
– I know you like the back of my hand. It is clear in advance how you will react, what you think, what you love, what you can’t stand. Life has become uninteresting.
– And what about your children? Have you thought about them?
– What’s there to think about? They’re adults now, they don’t need nannies.
– So, divorce after all? – hopelessness sounded in the man’s voice.
– Yes, she was adamant.
– Tell me, maybe you already have another one in mind?
– Maybe I do. Who will tell you the truth?
– At your age…
– At what “my” age? You think I’m old?
– No, I don’t. I’m just saying that a mature woman should be able to think for herself. What if your new man isn’t what he seems?
– Don’t worry. I’ll be able to choose a decent man.
– I’m not worried, I’m just worried about you. It’s easy to start a new relationship, but it’s hard to keep it going. And you have an ulcer. There’s no need to be nervous.
– Do you hear yourself? I’m leaving you and you’re worried about my ulcer? Is that all you can do?
– I love you.
– Here we go again. Anyone else would scream, break dishes… But you! How can I live with you? I’m sick of your righteousness!
– You want me to scream? Is this what you call new emotions? No, darling. You won’t. Even for you, I’m not gonna turn into a jerk.
– There you go. You’ve twisted everything again, – the woman wrinkled her nose in discontent.
– Let it be, – the man got up from the chair, about to leave the room, – If you want a divorce, you’ll get it. We’ll divide the property through the court as well. And keep in mind: there will be no turning back.
– Oh, scared me… – the wife laughed in response.
– Can you imagine, he believed me! – the woman dialed her friend’s number as soon as her husband left. – Of course, at first, he was persuading, and then he even scared that he would not take me back.
– You’re crazy. I was hoping you were joking about that prank. Why? How can you do that to a man?
– I’m bored. I want some real feelings, emotions. It’s okay, we’ll quarrel, divorce, and make up. It’s more fun.
– It’s you, my friend, who’s sick of nothing. If you worked like I do, you wouldn’t have time and energy for such entertainment. Watch out, you’ll lose your husband. You won’t find a man like that again.
– Where will he go! He can’t live without me. And so, you see, feelings will be exacerbated…. Let him be jealous, let him worry. Sometimes it’s good.
– No, it’s not. Your husband is a miracle man after all.
More than a year has passed. They’re divorced. And the application for divorce was filed by the man. He paid all the expenses for the division of property.
The woman, seeing how closely her husband was involved in the divorce, could not immediately admit that she had just played him, and then her pride did not allow her to honestly communicate with her husband.
Now the woman lives alone in a small apartment on the outskirts of the city. She got a job. She has given up a lot lately. If it were not for the children who try to take turns to be with her, it is hard to say how she would have survived all this nightmare. You bet: her whole life turned upside down.
The husband also settled in a one-room apartment. He does not maintain relations with his ex-wife. Recently, he has noticeably improved, looks happy. They say, a young mistress will soon appear in his apartment
